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STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

220162350018 · 08/10/2016 · United States Gypsum Company

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type
Rubbed or abraded
Occupation
Assayer, Geologist, Metallurgist, Engineer, Engineer management
Activity
Crawling, Kneeling
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
JOINT,TENDON,MUSCL INFLAM
Body part
LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost
4
Mine experience
0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
USG Corporation
Operator
United States Gypsum Company
Mine
0400915

Narrative

Employee was working on knees for 2-3 hours while installing some product support hardware on a 980M. At some point during the work employee received slight abrasions on right shin. That night employee was awakened from pain in right leg. Employee went to the clinic the next day and it was determined cellulitis had developed due to the abrasions.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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